While Phil and Fer were getting a much needed break in Las Vegas with Fer's family (who had flown in from Mexico City), and while Lara was driving east to Windsor, Ontario to see her very ill grandmother, Marie and I were of to the cabin in our new Ram to spend the day enjoying the fall foliage of northeastern Quebec and western Maine. Our property is mostly maple, some birch and a scattering of spruce, so we are totally immersed in the beautiful reds, yellows, oranges and browns of the colours around us! I was thinking of my recent visit to the heat and bustle of Florida and what a difference a week makes, not only in the obvious (weather, topography, etc) but also in the peace, serenity and solitude that comes with living in this part of the north. As we crossed into Maine on Saturday (to pick up our camper we had left in Augusta a month ago for repairs) and drove the winding SR 27 south in a light misty rain, it was like being on a different planet altogether. I often think how lucky we are to be able to experience this, and because I have seen both worlds, able to fully appreciate it.
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| our Dodge Ram 4x4 beside the Chain Lakes, Maine, Oct 2011 |
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| Phil, Fernanda and family, Las Vegas, October 2011 |
Just before the death of flowers,
And before they are buried in
snow,
There comes this special season
When nature is all aglow
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| fall foliage, SR 27, Chain Lakes, Maine, Oct 2011 |
